Thursday, March 20, 2008

Bought Eli this fun t-shirt from Old Navy online. (Love their bargain prices!!!)

Me and Eli...wearing our green for the fabulous SP day!(I have always loved St. Patrick's Day! It means Spring! I love green. And my BD is exactly one month way! ok...when I was a kid I loved that part...now I'm freakin' out about turning another year older. Forty is just around the bend...Omigosh!)

I attended my dear friend Cheryl's funeral that day. It was a wonderful service. The highlight for me was when her brother read the last entry in her journal:"God,Thank you for my life. Thank you for filling my world with people who love me. Bless my family and friends. Help them to find happiness and contentment. Help me to live my life in Your path, so that I can be a witness to those I love. Give me the wisdom to listen with love and to help when I can. And most of all, give me the courage to always share Your love with others so that we all may be together for eternity. Amen."

Sunday, March 9, 2008

He never takes more than 5 oz of food at one time, so I use a syringe for one ounce and use the Burette for the other four. I like using the pump for feeds, because it gives a slow even flow of food in the given amount of time....and doesn't overwhelm is tummy.

I only use a bag at night. I hated washing those bags out after every feed....and after a hospital stay where they used Burettes...I asked our Dietician if I could start getting those for home. (One of those things they don't tell you about...but if you ask you might get it)

So, this is what we've been using for a long time. They last a couple weeks, if you rinse them well (especially the chamber) after each use.

I hope most of your kids eat more in one setting than mine can....but if you think this would work for you...I HIGHLY recommend them! :)

Thursday, March 6, 2008

I tried to keep him awake later last night - all the way until 7:00 pm! (He's been wanting to eat around 6:45...but I now realize this is not a good schedule.) Duh!?

He went right to sleep when I fed him dinner. I was hoping that would help him sleep later.

Apparently, I'm asking for the moon here!??? LOL! 7 pm to 5 am (his normal wakeup time) is 10 hours. Is that typical for a 2 1/2 year old to sleep at night? Is it already time to start getting less sleep? This is one active little Yahoo all day...doesn't he need this 10 hour down time?

4:07 - I get up to turn his pump off. Stupid me, I actually touch him to reposition him a little bit, so I can give him his water flush....and boing! He's awake and rockin' and rollin'.

I put him in bed with me....and he would not settle down. Then he pooped.

Ok, then.

4:29 - Out to the living room to change his diaper.

Of course, Lonnie usually gets up at 4 am to go work out. But this week, he has to have asthma and sinus issues going on....so he's not going to work out. Isn't that just perfect Murphy's Law? So, here I sit, tired as hell...sick of getting up when there is a 4 at the beginning of the clock readout! Lon will get up within the hour....and then I'll go back to bed for a litle bit....

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Well....last night Eli decides to wake up "rockin' and rollin'" at Midnight. Luckily I quickly got him back to sleep in bed with us. Lon wakes me up an hour later...and I successfully transferred Eli back to his crib, and plugged his night feed back in.When Lon's alarm went off at 4:00, I got up and unplugged Eli (since the pump usually runs until his feeding bag is empty.)He normally wakes up around 5 am, and I like to let his food digest a while before he wakes up. Well, he decided to make the night even MORE special...by waking up at 4:20! Very uncomfortable....body moving like he's got ants in his pants. Poor guy.I took him out to the living room, and gave him Tylenol. Hopefully, he starts to feel better soon.I heard some gas in his tummy...may it work itself out of the body very quickly!

Ok, back to bed for me....it's Lon's turn to hang out with Eli now. :)

Eli Jansen - The Star of the Blog!

My handsome little "Bug". Completely addicted to Despicable Me! Finally gave up listening to Elmo (hooray!) and now listens to his movie! Very opinionated about his music. (He comes by that honestly - my husband and I are both music lovers.) He's my: Bronco-riding, Chain-Loving, Pom-Pom shaking, Best-Shopping-Buddy-Ever, and makes me laugh every day!!

Amy - Wife, Mom, Blogger

8 years into this journey, and I'm amazed at the things that have happened in my life because of Eli. He is an inspiration to so many, and his smile can make anyone feel better, immediately. I never imagined that my son would be so awesome. I am blessed!